Mobile Suit Variations

The Mobile Suit Variations, simply known as MSV to fans, are variations on the mechanical designs seen in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam"; specifically those of the Universal Century during a period known as the One Year War. These mobile suit variations are official designs, and included detailed histories and in many cases even have detailed backstories given for their pilots. Some were meant for a cancelled original series in 1983, and a few were even originally intended to appear in "Mobile Suit Gundam", but their appearances were cut due to storyline alterations. While never seen in their own animation series, most of the MS models (as well as the backstories and pilots created for them) are considered canonical, and a few were later seen in other side-stories, manga, or video games. In a few cases, MSV designs even made brief appearances in "Zeta Gundam" and "Gundam ZZ".

The MSV concept would be repeated on a more limited scale for "Zeta Gundam", "Gundam ZZ", "Char's Counterattack", "Gundam F91", and "Victory Gundam", with both the number of designs and the detail of their backstories significantly reduced. In addition, "Kunio Okawara's MS Collection", known to fans as "M-MSV" ("Missing-Mobile Suit Variations"), is similar to the MSV concept but spans from the One Year War through the Gryps Conflict. It was not until "Gundam SEED"'s MSV series (the first for an Alternate Universe series) that the original MSV formula, with detailed backstories and pilots, was duplicated.

Weapons and support units

Principality of Zeon

Mobile suits

* MS-06A Zaku II First Mass Production Type
* MS-06C Zaku II Early Production Type
* MS-06D Zaku Desert Type
* MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type
* MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper
* MS-06F Zaku Minelayer
* MS-06F Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom
* MS-06FS Zaku II Garma Zabi Custom
* MS-06G Zaku II Improved Ground Combat Type
* MS-06J Zaku II Ground Combat Type (Different from 08th MS Team MS-06Jc Zaku II Ground Type)
* MS-06K Zaku Cannon
* MS-06M Zaku Marine Type
* MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
* MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type
* MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type
* MS-06R-2P Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
* MS-06RP Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
* MS-06T Zaku Trainer Type
* MS-06V Zaku Tank
* MS-06V-6 Zaku Tank Green Makaku
* MS-06W Worker Zaku
* MS-06Z Psycommu System Zaku
* MS-07A Gouf
* MS-07B Gouf M'Quve Custom
* MS-07C-3 Gouf Heavy Arms Type
* MS-07C-5 Gouf Test Prototype
* MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type
* MS-07H-4 Gouf Flight Test Type
* MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type
* MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon
* MSN-01 High Mobility Psycommu System Zaku
* MSN-02 Perfect Zeong
* YMS-07A Prototype Gouf
* YMS-08A High Mobility Prototype
* YMS-09 Prototype Dom
* YMS-09D Dom Tropical Test Type

Earth Federation

Mobile suits
* FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type
* RGC-80 GM Cannon
** RGC-80-1 GM Cannon Test Type
* RGM-79L GM Light Armor
* RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom
* RMV-1 Guntank II
* RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms Type
* RX-77-4 Guncannon II
* RX-78-1 Prototype Gundam
* RX-78-3 "G-3" Gundam
* TGM-79 GM Trainer

Support units
* AF-01A Mongoose
* FF-S3 Saberfish
* Flatmouse
* Flyarrow
* Flydart

Civilian

* SP-W03 Mobile Pod

External links

* [http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msv/index.htm MSV section at MAHQ]